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Fox Sports preseason poll ranks Baylor No. 9

Baylor quarterback Bryce Petty (14), holds up his hands after a touchdown against West Virginia during the first half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Rod Aydelotte)

Preseason polls and rankings continue to come in for Baylor, and the vast majority of them look favorably on the Bears heading into 2014. Fox Sports’ preseason poll was the most recent to come out, and it has Baylor ranked the preseason No. 9 in the nation.

The Bears are coming off their first Big 12 title, so it’s certainly a new time in Waco, Texas. Fortunately, they have QB Bryce Petty, RB Shock Linwood and WR Antwan Goodley back to help defend the crown. If the defense is even moderately good this fall – and it should be more than that – the Bears will score enough points to win most, if not all, of their games.

Ninth is on the high end of where media outlets are rating Baylor heading into the upcoming season. ESPN’s power rankings had Baylor No. 11, the Amway Coaches Poll had Baylor No. 10 and the NFL.com preseason rankings had Baylor No. 10.

All of these publications have Baylor second in the Big 12, behind Sugar Bowl Champion Oklahoma. In addition to Baylor and Oklahoma, Kansas State is ranked No. 22 and Texas is ranked No. 23. TCU and Texas Tech each received votes as well.

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